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An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth…
An exposition with practical observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the sum of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastor of the congregation there.An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.
London: printed by M. Simmons, 1655
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The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; whose soul said this? It was the soul of a mourning Jeremiah. And when said he this? even then, when their lands and houses were possessed by the enemy, even then, when their Gold and silver with all their goodly things were carried captive into Babylon; Then Jeremiah said, The Lord is my portion (Lam. 3.24.) the Gold and silver which I had in my house are gone, but my Gold & silver in heaven is not gone into captivity, he is my portion still and for ever. They who have God for their gold and silver, are happier and richer then gold and ⟨p. 247⟩silver can make them: What can be said more to draw our hearts to God, then this promise, that God will not only give us riches, but that himself will be our riches? What can be said more to take a covetous mans heart off from the love of his gold then this? take thy heart off from thy Gold, and God will be thy gold. And so what can be spoken more prevailingly to the voluptuous man, who delights to swim in rivers of sensual pleasures; O take off thy heart from these pleasures of sin, which are but for a season, and God will be thy pleasure for evermore. What stronger argument to take down the ambition of man, who hunts after high places and dignities in the world? then to tell him, withdraw from this pursuit, and God will be thy honour, and thy high place. We may say to the ambitious, to the covetous, to the voluptuous, and in a word to all sorts of sinners, Ye shall find all that your sins can offer you, and infinitely more in God; your honours, and pleasures, your gold and silver, you shall have altogether in him. One of the ancients speaks well and truly to the point; That man is too, 1too covetous whom God doth not suffice, or, who is not satisfied with God. The only true reason why any man is not satisfied with God is, because he knoweth not God; He that can say knowingly, the Lord is my God, cannot but say, I am satisfied. When God is ours, all is ours. And the poorest who are rich in faith, have as great a share in this riches, as the richest. God is the poor mans gold, they that have neither gold nor silver in their purse (as Peter said to the impotent man) may have God in their hearts. The Almighty is their gold, and silver too, as it followeth in the text.
The Lord is my portion, saith my soule; whose soule sayd this? It was the soule of a mourning Jeremie. And when sayd he this? even then, when their lands and houses were possessed by the enemy, even then, when their Gold and silver with all their goodly things were carryed captive into Babylon; Then Jeremy sayd, The Lord is my portion (